Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LUKE, DANIEL M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2896

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+3.2% vs TC avg
725
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1020
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 701 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.9%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18370796 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18470207 COMPLEMENTARY FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (CFET) CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18050010 STACKED STRUCTURES WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLING CONNECTIONS Final Rejection ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18459398 MANAGING CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS FOR SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICES Final Rejection Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17957847 GALVANIC ISOLATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18788979 LOW-RESISTANCE COPPER INTERCONNECTS Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18583194 METAL ADHESION LAYER TO PROMOTE METAL PLUG ADHESION Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18358525 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18790674 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH CONNECTING STRUCTURE HAVING A DOPED LAYER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18775081 SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF LINER LAYER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18115561 SELECTIVE VIA-FILL WITH CONFORMAL SIDEWALL COVERAGE Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17980850 METHODS TO FORM METAL LINERS FOR INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17930111 IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGES AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
17575815 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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